WoW's Wrath of the Lich King box art leaked

by Matt Warner Jul 6th 2008 at 7:00PM

Filed under: World of Warcraft, Betas, MMO industry, Rumors

What is with all these World of Warcraft leaks? If you knew where to look everything you wanted to know about WotlK was already exposed before Blizzard Entertainment's World Wide Invitational extravaganza. For shame, not even the WotlK box art is safe from prying eyes and camera phones. WoW Insider already exposed the box art for the Collector's Edition, and the same source has also obtained snaps of the basic box art.

Is it the real deal or a mocked-up forge? The WotlK box layout has many exact elements used on The Burning Crusade box. The placement for the Blizzard logo and ESRB rating line up exactly, and the font used to spell 'expansion set' is identical to its cardboard predecessor. In another photo that lends to its authenticity is a printer's mark. The box also notes that you need The Burning Crusade to play Wrath of the Lich King which means no free TBC bundles.

Hopefully, it won't be long until those boxes are stuffed with the goods and shipped to retail where we can pick them up because what comes on the inside of the box is what matters. Unless you're one of those weirdoes that save game boxes and treasures them for eternity. If you are feeling lucky skip the box altogether and try your hand at the WotlK beta-lottery.

Tags: arthas, blizzard-entertainment, box, box-art, box-production, leaks, production, world-of-warcraft, wotlk, wotlk-box, wow, wow-insider, wrath-of-the-lich-king

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Kaiallard said on 11:39PM 7-06-2008

I'm just happy that Blizzard doesn't make boats. I would see lots of sinking ships.

possum said on 2:20AM 7-07-2008

Grats to the french on a great AOL title.

ScytheNoire said on 7:20AM 7-07-2008

Don't know what the big deal is, just about every body could have guessed what the WotLK box art would look like. Not like anything about it is a big surprise.

Matt Warner said on 12:20PM 7-07-2008

Arthas is such a poster boy.

Mark said on 11:54AM 7-07-2008

Is anyone even taking pre-orders for WoTLK CE? This is the first I've heard of a CE and I must have it!

Matt Warner said on 12:20PM 7-07-2008

I haven't come across anyone taking CE pre-orders. I go through Amazon because they'll ship it ahead of time so the game actually arrives on the launch day. At least they did with TBC, but your local GameStop might be the way to go if you wanted your copy at midnight.